Health Canada approves assisted suicide drug with side effects.

Posted November 30, 2017 9:31 pm by Alex Schadenberg

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionJoan Bryden recently reported in the Toronto Star that Health Canada approved Secobarbital for assisted suicide. Secobarbital is an old drug that had several uses, but was known for causing accidental overdose deaths. According to the Toronto Star article:”It’s kind of the barbiturate of choice because (its) quicker onset and duration is such that the dying period is reduced,” said Dr. Stefanie Green, president and co-founder of the Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers.The Toronto Star article Secobarbital has side effects:In general, orally ingested drug cocktails present some difficulties that are not associated